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From Rivers… to Rebels

Nov 25, 2024

IHR London Summer School Here in the IHR, we’re in the thick of preparations for our 2025 IHR London Summer School – this time, on the theme of ‘Rebels’. From medieval uprisings to religious dissent and political subversion, from radicals and visionaries to...

Deltas after rice: agrarian pasts, environmental futures

Mar 24, 2021

By Aditya Ramesh Environment & History, essay no. 9 Our ninth contribution to our ‘Environment & History’ series by Dr Aditya Ramesh takes us back to waterways, this time in southern India. Reflecting on the historiographical positioning...

The nectar of the forest: drinking water as an ecosystem service in early modern Augsburg and in Europe today

Mar 17, 2021

By Davide Martino Environment & History, essay no. 8 In the eighth contribution to our ‘Environment & History’ series, post-graduate researcher Davide Martino reflects on his research into hydraulic philosophy in early modern European cities,...

Hydropower & salmon: historical case-studies for modern-day problem solving

Feb 9, 2021

By Ian Jackson Environment & History, essay no. 3 In the third part of our ‘Environment & History’ series, post-graduate researcher Ian Jackson discusses his research into hydropower on the River Derwent. Inspired by his involvement in a local...

From Rivers… to Rebels

Deltas after rice: agrarian pasts, environmental futures

The nectar of the forest: drinking water as an ecosystem service in early modern Augsburg and in Europe today

Hydropower & salmon: historical case-studies for modern-day problem solving

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